Whats the difference between lingual braces and regular front braces?
Whats the difference? Why don’t they just get the regualr front braces? Braces don’t look bad and lingual braces makes you talk funny and proabably harder to brush and maintain and your tounge would hurt more since its always trouching the braces?
Whats the diffrence?
lingual braces are fitted behind your teeth instead of front.
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The main difference is where they are attached to the teeth, but you knew that
I’m no orthodontist, but here’s what little I do know. Lingual braces are done for appearance, and prior to Invisalign, it was really the only way to invisibly straighten teeth. (White brackets come close, but I think they make teeth look lumpy) Because they are slightly more difficult to do, your orthodontist (don’t do lingual braces with a general dentist) may charge a slightly higher fee.
Lingual braces are not going to be any harder to brush, but may be much harder to floss. Taking rubber bands on and off would also be more difficult. Tongue irritation and speech alteration (think suffering succotash) are short term problems; you’ll hate it at first, but probably get used to it. Most people would speak normally after about a week or two. Reading aloud helps speed up the process. And I’d probably give up your tongue jewelry, if you had any.
Invisalign straightens teeth without the bracket and wire appearance, but certain types of teeth movement are slower, less predictable, or simply impossible with Invisalign. Because of this, lingual braces will remain a rare, but perfectly acceptable treatment alternative for those who want to straighten teeth without it showing wires.
You answered your own question. And this guy before me did good. I wore lingual braces, and it took about a week to start talking straight again and becoming accustomed to them. Then when they were taken off, it felt weird and I had to learn to talk AGAIN! If I had it to do over again today, I would do the Invisalign.